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| Royals' Buck, Meche keep A's in the loss column |
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07/30/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - John Buck belted a three-run home run and Gil Meche tossed seven solid innings as the Kansas City Royals topped the reeling Oakland Athletics, 5-2, in the second of a three-game series at McAfee Coliseum. Meche (9-9) allowed two runs on five hits, striking out eight and walking two for the Royals, winners of three straight. Joakim Soria tossed a scoreless ninth for his 29th save, setting a single-season record for Mexican-born pitchers. "My fastball had a lot of life and I made a l |
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| A's try to stay above .500 vs. KC |
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07/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Athletics haven't been below .500 since the beginning of April. However, they are moving dangerously close to that mark and will try to get on track tonight in the middle portion of a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at McAfee Coliseum. After last night's 4-2 setback to the Royals in the series opener, the A's dropped to 53-52 on the season thanks to 10 losses in their last 12 games. A setback tonight would drop Oakland to the .500 mark for the first time since it was |
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| Pirates, Rockies resume set in Steel City |
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07/29/2008 |
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| s since beaten Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and the Los Angeles Dodgers while allowing 18 hits and six runs in 16 2/3 innings. He defeated the Pirates, 5-2, on July 18, allowing six hits and two runs in 5 2/3 innings. Rusch, who reached the majors with the Kansas City Royals in 1997 and is pitching for his sixth team, is 3-7 lifetime against Pittsburgh with a 4.39 ERA in 25 games, 16 of which have been starts. On Monday, Ryan Doumit finished 3-for-4 with two runs batted in and Ian Snell threw seven solid innings to win |
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| Greinke golden as Royals down A's |
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07/29/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - Zack Greinke struck out a career-high 11 in 7 1/3 innings, and the Kansas City Royals downed the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, in the opener of a three-game set. Greinke (8-7) scattered seven hits and two runs and walked one to get the win for the Royals. Alex Gordon went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, and Jose Guillen also hit a two-run homer for Kansas City, which has won two straight after dropping five of six. "A lot of these guys I didn't even know who they were," said Greinke. "They |
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| Greinke aims to get on track as Royals visit A's |
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07/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Zack Greinke tries to avoid losing his fourth straight decision this evening when the Kansas City Royals start a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum. Greinke, who opened the year with wins in five of his first six decisions, lost his second straight start on Wednesday against Detroit, as he allowed five runs and seven hits in six innings, dropping him to 7-7 while raising his earned run average to 4.06. The 24-year-old right-hander did not get a decision against the |
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| AL East-leading Rays take on KC again |
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07/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With Boston and New York doing battle at Fenway, the Tampa Bay Rays will try to extend their lead in the AL East when they take on the lowly Kansas City Royals this afternoon in the finale of a four-game set at Kauffman Stadium. Andy Sonnanstine will try to snap a personal two-game losing streak when he toes the rubber this afternoon. Sonnanstine tossed a strong game against Oakland this past Tuesday, surrendering just three runs on five hits, while also striking out five batters. However, the |
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| AL East-leading Rays face KC again |
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07/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays will try to put their road woes behind them and continue to hang on to the AL East lead when they face the Kansas City Royals in the third matchup of a four-game stint at Kauffman Stadium. The Rays have been one of the biggest surprises throughout the baseball season, but the one thing holding Tampa back from being the top team in the majors is its record away from Tropicana Field. The Rays are currently 19-26 on the road, and the only other two teams with a worse road mark |
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| Tigers resume big AL Central series vs. Chicago |
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07/26/2008 |
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| 3 ERA. However, the last time he squared off against Chicago Verlander was at his best, limiting the Pale Hose to just one run in nine innings of work. The White Sox will turn to Jonathan Danks, who will try to rebound from a poor outing against the Kansas City Royals. In the 8-7 loss to KC, Danks was roughed up for six runs on nine hits in just four innings, but despite the poor showing, he did not factor in the decision. Surprisingly, Danks has been much more effective on the road this season, posting a strong |
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| Rays try to end road woes in Kansas City |
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07/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays hope to put an end to a seven-game road losing streak when the American League East co-leaders play the second of four consecutive contests with the Kansas City Royals tonight at Kauffman Stadium. Tampa's struggles away from home continued in Thursday's opener, when the club was shut down by Royals righty Gil Meche in a 4-2 setback. Meche (8-9) yielded just five hits and walked just one over seven scoreless innings before turning the game over to the Kansas City bullpen. Ron |
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| Tigers open crucial AL Central set vs. Chicago |
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07/25/2008 |
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| ady beaten the Tigers twice this season. Floyd gave up just one hit over 7 1/3 scoreless innings in that one, as he improved to 3-0 in his young career against them, while lowering his ERA to 2.43 in six starts. Floyd lost his second straight start on Saturday, as the Kansas City Royals managed three runs (one earned) and four hits off of him in six innings, dropping him to 10-6 to go along with a 3.52 ERA. Chicago has won five of nine from the Tigers this season after going 11-7 in the season series a year ago. |
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